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6BODYOFCHRISTNEWSFEBRUARY2015Wereonemonthinto2015andIhopeyouhavealreadyseenGoddosomethingnewinyourlife.Whetheryouhadagreat2014orahorribleoneGodhasdeclaredButforgetallthatitisnothingcomparedtowhatIamgoingtodo.ForIamabouttodosome-thingnew.SeeIhavealreadybegunDoyounotseeitIwillmakeapathwaythroughthewilderness.Iwillcreateriversinthedrywasteland.Isaiah4318-19.EverynewyearbringsthepromiseofanewseasonandthechanceforGodtodoabrandnewthinginyourlife.WeshouldbeexpectingitandlookingforitIwanttoshareseveralbiblicalprinciplesfromJoshua1onhowtopositionyourselftoreceiveallthatGodhasforyouinthisnewseason.1.Theoldisdeadandyouarebeinggivennewterritory.InordertotakepossessionofandoccupythelandGodhasforyouyoumustunderstandthatGodisinfactdoingsomethingnewandthereforeyoumustletgooftheold.Yournewterritorymightincludenewassign-mentsnewrelationshipsorrestora-tionofexistingonesnewauthorityornewresponsibilities.AfterthedeathofMosestheservantoftheLORDtheLORDsaidtoJoshuasonofNunMosesaideMosesmyservantisdead.NowthenyouandallthesepeoplegetreadytocrosstheJordanRiverintothelandIamabouttogivetothemtotheIsraelites.IwillgiveyoueveryplacewhereyousetyourfootasIpromisedMoses.Yourter-ritorywillextendfromthedeserttoLebanonandfromthegreatrivertheEuphratesalltheHittitecountrytotheGreatSeaonthewest.Joshua11-42.YourenotinthisaloneGodwillgowithyou.AllthisnewterritorymightfeelintimidatingexceptfortheknowledgethatyouarenottakingitaloneGodpromisestobewithyoueverystepoftheway.HetoldJoshuaNoonewillbeabletostandupagainstyouallthedaysofyourlife.AsIwaswithMosessoIwillbewithyouIwillneverleaveyounorforsakeyou.Joshua153.Bestrongcourageousandobe-dient.WiththeknowledgethatGodneverleavesyouorforsakesyouyoucanmoveforwardinconfidenceandobedi-encecourageouslyandwithoutfear.GodtoldJoshuaBestrongandcou-rageousbecauseyouwillleadthesepeopletoinheritthelandIsworetotheirforefatherstogivethem.Bestrongandverycourageous.BecarefultoobeyallthelawmyservantMosesgaveyoudonotturnfromittotherightortotheleftthatyoumaybesuccessfulwhereveryougo.DonotletthisBookoftheLawdepartfromyourmouthmeditateonitdayandnightsothatyoumaybecarefultodoeverythingwritteninit.Thenyouwillbeprosperousandsuccessful.HaveInotcommandedyouBestrongandcourageous.DonotbeterrifieddonotbediscouragedfortheLORDyourGodwillbewithyouwhereveryougo.Joshua16-9WelearnthatthepeoplepledgedtobeobedientandalsoexhortedJoshuatobecoura-geous.ThentheyansweredJoshuaWhateveryouhavecommandeduswewilldoandwhereveryousenduswewillgo.JustaswefullyobeyedMosessowewillobeyyou.OnlymaytheLORDyourGodbewithyouashewaswithMoses.Whoeverrebelsagainstyourwordanddoesnotobeyyourwordswhateveryoumaycom-mandthemwillbeputtodeath.OnlybestrongandcourageousJoshua116-18.Prepareyourselinadvance.Beforeyoutakepossessionofandoccupyyourlandyoumustprepareyourselfphysicallymentallyemo-tionallyandspiritually.SoJoshuaorderedtheofficersofthepeopleGothroughthecampandtellthepeopleGetyourprovisionsready.ThreedaysfromnowyouwillcrosstheJordanheretogoinandtakepossessionofthelandtheLordyourGodisgiv-ingyouforyourown.Joshua110-11Ibelieveourspiritualprepara-tionimpactseverythingelse.ThebibletellsuswearetransformedbytherenewingofourmindsRomans122.MindrenewalcomesfromreadingandmeditatingonthewordofGod.GodtoldJoshuathatifhewouldmeditateonhisworddayandnightandnotdeviatefromitthathewouldbesuc-cessfulandprosperineverythinghedidJoshua17-8.5.TakeactionhelpothersandkeepgoinguntilGodtellsyoutostop.OnceweareprepareditstimetotakeactionandpersevereuntilGodsaysrest.Butinthepursuitofourownlandwecantforgettohelpoth-ers.Wereinthistogether.ButtotheReubenitestheGaditesandthehalf-tribeofManassehJoshuasaidRememberthecommandthatMosestheservantoftheLORDgaveyouTheLORDyourGodisgivingyourestandhasgrantedyouthisland.YourwivesyourchildrenandyourlivestockmaystayinthelandthatMosesgaveyoueastoftheJordanbutallyourfight-ByPeggyClarkePh.DTESTIMONYDr.PeggyMitchellClarkefor-merlyNorwoodisamentalhealthconsultantordainedministerandauthorofthebooksDoSomethingDifferent...ForaChangeandDoggieTalesLessonsonLifeLoveandLossILearnedFromMyDog.Shealsofacilitatestrain-ingonvariousmentalhealthandwellnesstopics.Youcanreachheratpeggydrpegonline.comor303-745-4944.PeggyClarkeWiththeknowledgethatGodneverleavesyouorforsakesyouyoucanmoveforwardinconfidenceandobediencecourageouslyandwithoutfear.GodisDoingaBrandNewThing1.WOWGOSPEL20152.JASONNELSON-JESUSREVEALED3.CRYSTALAIKIN-ALLINEED4.BILLBOARD1GOSPELHITS5.ANDREAHELMS-CLAPYOURHANDS6.J.MOSS-GROWNFOLKSGOSPEL7.DARRELLMCFADDEN-WEAREDMD8.BRIANCOURTNEYWILSON-WORTHFIGHTINGFOR9.FREDHAMMOND-IWILLTRUST103WINANSBROTHERS-FOREIGNLANDContinuedonPage13